Today's Birthday: John Sullivan, Erie Sailors (1959)

(Topps & Trading Card Database)

Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect John Sullivan, who was born on this date in 1941. He played in for the 1959 Erie Sailors.

Sullivan played in the major leagues during 5 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1963-65), New York Mets (1967) and Philadelphia Phillies (1968).

After his retired as a player, he was a successful minor league manager (1973-78), winning four league championships in six seasons with the Kansas City Royals organization. He was a major league coach for Atlanta Braves (1980-81), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1982-93).

Source: Baseball Reference 

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